Eric Whitney

About Eric

Description Eric Whitney is a Production Designer working in both feature film and commercial television. His work spans the globe, having shot movies and music videos in three different countries. Eric began this career in the mid-1980s as a carpenter in live theater. He honed his craft studying at the Pacific Conservatory for the Performing Arts in Santa Maria, CA. He then moved to Los Angeles where he began working in film as an intern on the 1988 Roger Corman production “Time Trackers” and as a carpenter on the James Cameron film, “The Abyss.” Eric worked his way up through various art department jobs until, in 2000, Director Jon Keeyes chose him to create the Production Design for his project, “American Nightmare.” He has then gone on to design 45 feature films and web series, most of which can be found in Blockbuster or NetFlix, as well as over 2000 commercials. Several of these films have won awards, including the 2008 Paranormal Film Festival’s Best Picture “The Beacon.” And most recently the 2013 International Academy of Web Television award for Best Production Design on “Continuum”. Every film has its own set of unique challenges and Eric has been able to pull from his vast experience and knowledge to meet and exceed anything a script has called for or a director has asked from him. Some projects have been as simple as redressing a house for “Suburban Nightmare” or as complicated as building a junk yard from scratch in “Exit Speed.” Eric has recently returned to the US from working a year in the Philippians where he was the Production Designer for Big Foot Studios in Cebu. This was immediately followed by a three month stay in England working on the feature “Nightmare Box”. He loves the challenge of traveling to new places in pursuit of his art.